The Blues Brothers Page #4

Synopsis: After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit "The Penguin", the last of the nuns who raised them in a boarding school. They learn the Archdiocese will stop supporting the school and will sell the place to the Education Authority. The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The Blues Brothers want to help, and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their "mission from God" they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage to come up with the money in time?
Director(s): John Landis
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
R
Year:
1980
133 min
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I'll throw in the black keys for free.

Two thousand

for this chunk ofshit?

Come on, Ray!

Really, Ray. It's used.

There's no action left in this keyboard.

Excuse me.

I don't think there's anything wrong

with the action on this piano.

Well, lheardabout the fella

you've been dancing with

All overthe neighbourhood

So why didn 'tyou ask me, baby

Didn 'tyou thinklcould

Well, lknowthat the bugaloo

is out ofsight

But theshing-a-ling's

the thing tonight

But ifthat wasyou andme

out there, baby

l wouldhave shownyou

howto do it right

Do it right

Twisting

Shake it, shake it, baby

Here we go loop-de-loop

Shake it out, baby

Here we go loop-de-lai

Bendover

Let meseeyoushakeyourtailfeather

Come on

Let meseeyoushakeyourtailfeather

Come on

Come on, baby

Allright

Do the twist

Do the fly

Do theswim

Anddo the bird

Do the duck

Do the monkey

Watusi

And what about the frug

Do the mashedpotato

What about the bugaloo

Oh, the Bony Maronie

Come on, let's do the twist

Twisting

Shake it, shake it, baby

Okay, man.

We'll take these axes.

Naturally. And as usual,

I gotta take an IOU.

You guys go inside.

Get yourselves a bite.

I've got to make a phone call.

Does this phone call

concern our fii rst gig?

Have I ever lied to you?

What are we gonna do, man?

We don't got no gig.

How much money you got?

- I got a quarter.

- That's enough for a phone call.

Come on.

- What are you doing?

- You said we were gonna make a call.

I said I was gonna make a call.

Who are you gonna call,Jake?

Do you remember Maury Sline?

Sline? Booking agent?

What about him?

He got us some good showcases

in the old days.

He got us the Morgan Park.

He got us the Ticktock.

I got him laid.

He owes me.

Give it a shot.

There's got to be at least

seven dollars' worth ofchange here.

Sir.

- What did you fii nd out?

- Okay.

I called a friend

at the Motor Vehicle Department.

That license plate is like a rash

all over the computer.

The car belongs

to a known traffiic menace.

- What's his name?

- His name is Elwood Blues.

He's got a record a mile long.

And he's a Catholic.

- Did you get his address?

- Ofcourse.

Let's go.

Anybody with that kind of record

is gonna make a mistake.

I want all party members

in the tristate district...

to monitor the city, county

and state police on their CBs.

Mr Blues is gonna f*** up.

And when he does...

he better pray the police get to him

before we do.

We been in this car for three hours now.

Where is this place?

I told you it'd take

a little while to get there.

- What's the name ofthe place?

- The name ofthe place is--

Bob's Country Bunker.

- Here we are.

- Bob's Country Bunker?

The sign says, ''Tonight only,

the Good Ole Boys.''

Blues Brothers! It should read,

''Tonight only...

the Blues Brothers'

triumphant return.''

Must be some kind of mistake.

You guys unload the stuff.

Elwood, come with me.

What can I get you boys?

You thirsty, hungry

orjust driving through?

Maybe you'd like a beer

or something a little harder?

We happen to make

the state's best pepper steak.

No, thankyou, ma'am.

We may be sucking back

a few beers later on.

We'll be here all night.

You see, we're the band.

You are?

Gee, that's nice!

Hey, Bob, this is the band!

All right!

What kind of music

do you usually have here?

We got both kinds.

We got country and western.

Jake, are you sure this is the place?

Yeah, sure. This is the place.

- Hi! You the Good Ole Boys?

- That's us!

The rest ofthe band's

in the parking lot getting our stuff.

Well, I'm sure glad

to have you boys here.

I'm Bob and this here is my place.

Well, it's a beautiful place, Bob!

I guess you wanna get your steel guitars

and everything set up on stage.

Claire, get up and turn those stage

lights on and get these boys going.

Chicken wire?

What do you say

we have a sound check?

Excuse me, sonny. I'll give this

to you. You're the tallest one.

Okay. What is it?

That there is a list

ofthe songs...

that you boys

will be playing tonight.

I don't think we know

any ofthe songs on this list.

This list doesn't mean anything.

They'rejust requests.

Do our regular set.

First tune.

''Give Me Some Loving.''

One, two--

One, two, three, four.

Sh*t!

What are those damn freak

pecker heads playing?

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

We're glad to be here tonight.

We're the Good Old Blues Brothers

Boys Band from Chicago.

We hope you'll like our show.

I'm Elwood. This is my brotherJake.

Well, my temperature's rising

Andmy feet on the floor

Crazypeople knockin '

'Cause they wantsome more

Let me in, baby

ldon't know whatyougot

Bettertake it easy

'Cause thisplace is hot

Andl'm soglad we made it

That ain't no Hank Williams song!

Give mesome loving

Get off the stage!

Everyday

Why'd they turn off the lights?

- Maybe they blew a fuse.

- I don't think so.

Those lights are off on purpose.

We gotta fii gure out something

these people like, and fast!

I got it. Remember the theme

from ''Rawhide''?

Old favourite. Rowdy Yates.

- What key?

- ''A.'' Good country key.

''Rawhide'' in ''A.''

Rollin ', rollin '

Though thestreamsare swollen

Keep them dogies rollin '

Rawhide

Through rain and windand weather

Hell-bent forleather

Wishin 'mygal wasby myside

All the things l'm missin '

Good vittles, love andkissin '

Are waiting at the endofmy ride

- Move 'em on

- Head 'em up

- Head 'em out

- Move 'em on

- Move 'em on

- Head 'em up

Rawhide

Cut 'em out

Ride 'em in

Cut 'em out

Ride 'em in, rawhide

Theme from the TV show ''Rawhide.''

Thankyou.

We'd like to do a favourite ofthe horn

section. We hope it's one ofyours.

Sometimes it's hard

to be a woman

Giving allyourlove

Tojust one man

Andifyou love him

Oh, beproudofhim

'Cause afterall

He'sjust a man

Standbyyourman

Give him two arms to cling to

Andsomething warm to come to

When nights are coldandlonely

Standbyyourman

Andtell the worldyou love him

Keep giving all the loveyou can

Standbyyourman

Standbyyourman

Andshowthe worldyou love him

Keep giving all the loveyou can

Baby

Standby

Yourman

Well, folks, it's time

to callit a night.

But do whatyou feel,

andkeep both feet on the wheel.

You don't have togo home

butyou can't stay here.

So, tillnext time.:

- Move 'em on

- Head 'em up

- Head 'em up

- Move 'em on

Rawhide

- Cut 'em out

- Ride 'em in

- Ride 'em in

- Cut 'em out

Ride 'em in, rawhide

Let's get the hell out of here.

Sh*t, I wanna tell you, that's some

ofthe best goddam music we've had...

at the Country Bunker

in a long time.

Well, sorry we couldn't remember

''The Wreck ofthe Old 97.''

Why, hell! You guys can learn it

next time when you come back.

Bob, about our money for tonight.

That's right.

Two hundred dollars...

and you boys drank

$300 worth of beer.

When we fii rst came in...

the bar lady never charged us

for the fii rst round.

So, like, we fii gured

beer was complimentary for the band.

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Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, musician, businessman and filmmaker. He was an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on Saturday Night Live (1975–79). A musical sketch he performed with John Belushi on SNL, The Blues Brothers, turned into an actual performing band and then the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. He conceived and starred in Ghostbusters (1984), which spawned a sequel and eventually an entire media franchise. In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy. He starred in his own sitcom, Soul Man (1997–98). Aykroyd is also a businessman, having co-founded the House of Blues chain of music venues and the Crystal Head Vodka brand. more…

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